Or, could it be that Christianity as we think of it today in the West has strayed from gospel message? He believes in eternal life, which includes life after life after death as N.T. Wright puts it. BUT, like the gospel of John, he emphasizes this begins now.
Well said, I have personally been wondering about this for a while now, I can't help but wonder how much Eastern theology has become Christianity.
Of course it's not.
That's a denial of ministry and deity of Jesus Christ.
Bonhoeffer was no Christian then.
Or, could it be that Christianity as we think of it today in the West has strayed from gospel message? He believes in eternal life, which includes life after life after death as N.T. Wright puts it. BUT, like the gospel of John, he emphasizes this begins now.